Congo vs Mongolia: Share of urban population who live in the largest city

Congo
62.4%
in 2020
Mongolia
63.1%
in 2020
Congo rank
15th
Mongolia rank
14th

Share of urban population who live in the largest city over time

  • Congo
  • Mongolia
2030405060195019852020

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 63.1% against 62.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mongolia ahead.

Congo ranks 15th and Mongolia ranks 14th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of urban population who live in the largest city
Unit
%
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,452 data points, 1950–2020
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.